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Why Every Office Needs a Breakout Area

With people spending a third of their life in the office, it becomes more than just a place of work. It’s also where we socialize, create and have fun. And it doesn’t only happen at our desk.

Which is why every office needs breakout areas to serve all our purposes in our everyday work routine. Curious how you design one? 

Noise is the biggest complaint among restaurant-goers, even before poor service or substandard food. Now is a good time to take this problem on. Let's dive deeper into the basics of acoustics and understand why it matters so much in hospitality design.

B?ffel & Bier by Studio Komo: great looks, great acoustics

Studio Komo designed B?ffel & Bier with acoustics in mind. Despite the modern interior, B?ffel & Bier preserves the cosiness of a traditional pizzeria. The 80-square meter room has a well-balanced composition of colours and materials.

Flexible Workplace Design: the Open Office, Cubicle and Beyond

Whilst cubicles are great for concentration they inhibit collaboration. Whereas the noise and distractions of open offices tend to create the opposite effect.

The sweet spot in office design is right in the middle: flexible workplace design. If you want to know all about the ins & outs, then read the full article. 

After months in quarantine, some countries are slowly opening up. For many of us, it means coming back to the office. However, the new workplace routine will hardly be the same as the one we left behind. With the following recommendations, we would like to help you create a healthy and safe working environment.

How will the

post-pandemic workplace look like

Just like our personal habits, the crisis will shape our working routine. And the biggest change facing offices is physical distancing. After the pandemic, people might be uncomfortable to come back to an open-plan office. What can we expect from the new working reality?

Social distancing

at work: getting your office ready

How do you prepare your office for the eventual return? There are many factors to reconsider - distance, routing, schedules and hygiene.

We have also researched and collected some social distancing measures suitable for every office.

COVID-19 solutions from De Vorm

Discover our selection for social distancing at work.

Got questions? We are here to help.
Contact us by replying to this e-mail.

Solve acoustic problems once and for all. Our newest family members will help you with that - meet the extended Mute family!

Mute Flow Floating & Floating Light 

The distinctive pattern of Mute Flow in a new ceiling-suspended format.

Mute Flow Floating was designed to minimise the floor-to-ceiling slap echo, but not only that. Opt for Mute Flow Floating Light to improve both acoustics and illumination.

Mute Fit,

always a good fit

Our acoustic collection would be incomplete without a universal wall panel. By universal, we mean that it suits every space, size and application. And that''s the case with Mute Fit. The panel has a smart algorithm behind making it always fit. 

PET Felt for Acoustics: Complete Guide 

We love PET Felt for its sound absorption properties. Our collection has a wide range of acoustic products made from this material. Curious which ones are suitable for you? This Guide will help you pick the right solution.

Preparing for Better Days 

Although the hospitality sector is hit hard by the pandemic, a lot of places find ways to make use of this challenging time. They spend it on improvements that are not easy to do whilst being open. One of them is fixing bad acoustics.

If you are working on a project right now, our free guide on bringing down restaurant noise might come in handy. 

Just like everybody else, we can''t wait to meet our friends and enjoy the food and atmosphere of our favorite places. But in the meantime, #staysafe and #supportyourlocals! 

Architects on the "New Norm" in Office Design

Has the pandemic put an end to an open-plan office? Will we need a physical workplace at all? For architects, these questions are now high on the agenda.

We talked to Diederik Fokkema from Fokkema & Partners and Raquel Machado from M Moser Associates about the future of office design and how to prepare for it.

5 Hacks for Surviving the Open Office

If you are an architect, designer or got a different creative occupation, chances are you are reading this email in an open-plan office. If that is not the case, you probably used to work in one, are going to work in one or working on ideas for designing one.

In short, open offices aren''t for everybody. So we gathered our own tips on surviving the open office and added some from the worldwide web. Curious what they are? 

The Present and the Future of Workplace Design

Some time ago, we sat down with Thomas Huth, architect and founder of Buero PARAT. In this interview, he talks about the current state and future of workplace design.

"I believe that architects will play the role of consultants and facilitators within the culture change of companies. It's not only about office interior. We will be a part of an interdisciplinary team helping the customer to be prepared for the future."

While at the time of the interview we had no idea of the challenges the world is facing now, the message is still relevant. It is a good moment to rethink workplace design and make it truly future-proof. What are your expectations for the workplace of tomorrow? We would love to hear from you, just reply to this e-mail and share your ideas.

Design for Flexibility With Modular Furniture 

The corona-virus is spreading over the world, forcing people and companies to look for new ways of working together. It makes us think that a meeting could have been an email and come up with digital ways of collaborating as a team.

Why not use this time to rethink the way we design offices and workspaces? For instance, how to make them more flexible. With modular furniture, it is easy to adjust any space to the varying needs of users. It can change in size and look, but the base stays the same.

In other words, you get multiple possibilities within the same design. Want to know more about modular furniture and how to use it? Read all about it in our latest article.

Hale chair won a Red Dot Award 2020

We are very happy and proud because the jury awarded Hale chair with a Red Dot Award 2020 in the category Product Design! 

Meet the Hale counter and bar stool

Hale series is inspired by the well-known school chair. To make the Hale chair, we stretched the limits of our PET Felt and we have cut down production to just one step. It is a simple-looking chair, with a lot of smart technology under its belt. Maybe you won't see it, but you will feel it when you take a seat. If you want to learn more about the concept behind the Hale series, read our interview with the design team.

Configurators now online, let''s play!

The configurators for the Hale series are online. We have also added options for upholstery and armrests. Let's play!